Question

   Today we tell about Louisa May Alcott. She wrote one of America’s best loved children’s books.

In 1868，an American publisher asked Louisa May Alcott to write a book for girls. At first，she was not sure if she wanted to do it. She said she didn’t like girls.

However,she decided to write the book finally. She told about her experiences growing up in the northeast of the United States. The book was quite interesting. Little Women became one of the most popular children’s books in American literature.  It was published in more than 50 languages.

Alcott was bom  in Pennsylvania in 1832. The Alcotts did not have  much  money.  She  tried teaching,sewing(缝纽)and taking care  of children. She did not like any of these jobs.

At the age of 16，she wrote her first book, Flower Fables. Her stories were exciting,but unreal. She sold them to newspapers and magazines for money.

The first volume (卷)of Little Women came out in 1868. It made Alcott famous and get a lot of money. She continued writing other popular books for young people. These books included An Old — Fashioned Girl，Little Men and Eight Cousins.

Alcott wrote many exciting stories about love. But she was single (独身的）all her life. She continued to help her family during the last years of her life.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

(   ) 56. Alcott grew up in the        of the US.

A. southeast     B. northwest  C. northeast     D. southwest

(   ) 57. “One of America’s best loved children’s books” refers to (指的是）the book        .

A. Little Women  B. Flower Fables

C. An Old-Fashioned Girl  D. Eight Cousins

(   ) 58. The first paragraph tells us that the article is about        .

A. a famous children’s book  B. a famous writer

C. how a book came out     D. why a book is so loved

(   ) 59. Alcott wrote her first book in        .

A. 1832     B. 1848  C. 1850     D. 1868

(   ) 60. From the article,we can learn        .

A. Alcott was bom into a rich     family  B. Alcott had a happy childhood

C. Alcott didn’t live with her family  D. Alcott never married all her  life

Answer 1

56. C   

57. A   根据第三段第二行 "Little Women became one of the most popular children's books in..."，故答案为A。

58. B根据第一段内容可推测文章主要讲述美国 作家Louisa May Alcott故事，故答案为B。

59. B   根据第四段第一句可知Alcott出生于1832 年，第五段第一句可知她16岁即1848年写了第一本书，故答案为B。

60. D根据文章倒数第二句可知Alcott —生单身未婚，故答案为D。